Pinterest's vast archive of glamorous interiors and beautiful decorative rugs is growing so rapidly it is nearly impossible to keep up. I have done hours of research over the past several weeks and picked these 10 Most Glamorous Interiors with Aubusson Rugs on Pinterest. Read More
If the Four Seasons Firenze feels like a private home it is because it was formerly the Palazzo della Gherardesca, the private residence of Florentine nobles for five centuries. It was built by Bartolomeo Scala, a millers son who rose to become the Chancellor of the Republic in 1465. Bartolomeo Scala hired Giuliano da Sangallo, the most illustrious architect in Florence at the time of Lorenzo the Magnificent. The palazzo many famous owners include Alessandro de' Medici - who became Pope Leo XI for just 21 days, many generations of the Gherardesca family, Isma'il Pasha, the ex-Khedive of Egypt and several other notables. Read More
Lorenzo Castillo and fashion model in his Madrid home. Image courtesy ¡Hola! Magazine, Spain. Read More
Ever since Coco Chanel decorated her Paris apartment around a Directoire Aubusson rug, French Aubusson rugs have been favored by the world's top fashion and interior designers. This fall the cover of Architectural Digest featured an exuberantly colored Louis XV Aubusson rug in the updated New York penthouse of Michael S. Smith- widely known as the White House's interior designer. Read More
With the notable exception of Traditional Home Magazine, the best national decorating magazines seem to have abandoned the much loved tradition of showing tastefully decorated holiday interiors in their December issues. Read More
Pinterest has been growing like Topsy and it is already so vast it is now a big challenge to sift through and find the real high quality interiors. Read More
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There is a marked difference in the decor of the private homes of British Royals and their grand palaces and castles as the 12 interiors in todays post reveal. Read More
My picks of the 10 best fall interiors on Pinterest feature several different styles of decorative rugs. In each case the rug is the key element that gives the room a distinctive personality and offers a warm welcome to friends and family during fall and winter gatherings. Read More
Red has become a hot fashion color- just leaf through the current issue of Vogue and you will see it everywhere, starting with the cover. Read More
Twin sisters Jayne Michaels and Joan Michaels of 2 Michaels Design will be honored as Interior Design Rising Stars this week during New York's D&D Fall 2012 Market. Read More
